What's Your Power Symbol?

Decide whether you prefer a leather or metal bracelet. The former is a sign of your taste for delicate art, while a metal band indicates your boldness and taste for life, especially if you wear it loose around your wrist. A watch designed for deep sea diving establishes you as an adventurer while a sporty Omega would certainly associate you to the likes of 007 as it's James Bond's timepiece of choice.

sailing into success

There's nothing quite like being able to say, "If there's anything, I'll be on my boat over the weekend." That's the kind of sentence that makes people look at you with a different pair of eyes. Of course, you could spend $75 million on a personal luxury submarine, but you don't need to spend as much to achieve the effect. There are as many diverse kinds of boats as there are cars.

Once again, you have to outline your needs. It's not just for show; you will be using it. But for what purpose? Are you a sportsman or a cruiser? You might want to get yourself a craft for deep sea fishing or a cigarette boat for speeding.

The time-honored tradition of sailing is a hobby that requires both physical abilities and brainpower. Yachts are fantastic for cruising and partying but more modest budgets still have hope. You can get bow riders, cuddy cabins, runabouts, deck, and pontoon boats starting from $10,000 and going all the way up to the six-figure mark.

oh, that's my private collection

Spending your hard-earned money on useful things is great, but don't discard collecting. What's great about it is that it provides you with a pastime, as well as being a great investment.

Extensive collections have a way of impressing people since they're an indication of your care and devotion. Now, a matchbook collection might not be worth millions, but if you choose your collectables carefully you will come out on top.

The prices for such popular collectors items are often steep, but auctions will undeniably allow you to make discoveries and take away some affordable gems. Most importantly, you might find something that, while inconsequential to the market, will be dear to your heart.

Sports cards returned to the spotlight a decade ago and are still going strong. A Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card costs over $50,000 but a Michael Jordan baseball card is the price of a couple of Happy Meals. You must look for the bargains and evaluate their potential.

You could collect antique guns or medieval underwear, there's no limit. Frasier 's Kelsey Grammer collects first edition books while Tom Hanks buys every old typewriter he can find. Let your imagination run wild.

Basically, it's not all about the Benjamins. It doesn't matter how much things cost; it's how much you care about them. Your possessions may be your bugle call to the world as to the intensity of your power, but you must please yourself first and foremost. The price tag may sometimes be high, but so long as you're happy, it may very well be worth it.